From Sigrun Iceland
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 13:21:12 +0200
From: "Sigrun Sigurðardottir" selkot@centrum.is
To: "Micheline Lambert"
delphine1939@videotron.ca
Hello.
I just would like you to know that I have open the internet, I called the internet company and asked them how much mail was in my mailbox and it was 157 letters over 6 days and then I realised if I would not be able to open the internet I would not be able to get through all this mail, so I had to open the somehow and it was not easy, I have not heard a word from our health department if they are interesting helping us with sponsor or something else. My feeling was, her internet is closed so then she will leave us alone, I took all my empty plastic bottles and we can get paid for them so that is how I was able to open the internet, but anyway I will hopefully be able to keep it open for 3 weeks but this is how Iceland is turning us down, I think this is something that was uncomfortable for the health department that someone got those information, they are talking about our good healthcare in Iceland but it seems that is good for them who got the money, but not as good for them who is in need of help and are not able to get that help because they need a money to pay for that help.
Even though our healthcare is maybe not so expensive then it is to expensive for us that do not have any income except disability pension, that is a very small amount when we have to pay rent, medicine, electric, and food that does not cover our cost, we do not understand why the Icelandic government let us that are sick have little more so they can be proud that they are helping those who is unable to work, but no they need the money for something else as I say our government do not say that but they behaviour to us is that our rights are under the ground not over the ground, I know this is hard to say but their behaviour tell us that, we are human even though we are sick and we are in need to go out to see a movie or something that can help us to be in contact like the people that is going to the theatre, movies or coffihouse but that is not for us.
And I think that we understand that now that the silicone information is something that our country should not know about, it has never been any talk about the silicone if woman could be sick from that is something that I am finding out now that the doors are closing behind us in a very silence way, by the healthcare. So we are trying to find out our next way that we would be able to do to get to them open their ears and try to help us, the doctors tells us that we have this and this symptom but they do not know what to do because if you got this symptom then you get a medicine that should help you and if it does not help then it is nothing they can do because they do not what to do. I am very proud of my country as a landscape and we got a lot of nice people too, but I wish it was more understanding in our country for those who has a hard time to open their eyes every morning do not know how this poor day will be hoping for the best but being able to face the hard time.
As we often talk about when we are looking at the news and then the government is having their meetings and they got a lot of good food and all kinds of decorated bread that is enough for us to think how many mouths should be able to feed for the money that they are showing our people how they have their meeting I do not know if they think that way I do not think so. I have been writing many letters asking question but I get a lot of answer from our government just to keep me satisfied, anyway that is probably how they think, if they would read this letter then I do not how they take it but I also would like to mention that in our government we got a people that would like to help but they are not able to do it, but I do not that is right to keep this unsaid so the world would if they think what a wonderful it must be in Iceland but so far I am sorry it is not everything said in our Icelandic travel brochure so maybe it is also good for the world to know how the real things are here.
I am proud to be Icelandic but I wish I was threaded so would be able to live without wondering everyday how can I get though this day, but there is someone watching over me otherwise I would not be able to do what I am doing fighting for my live. I have raised my four children and I am very proud of it but they are moving from Iceland they have seen enough here in this country and I do not blame them as I say if they think they can get better live somewhere else then I will not stop them, they have also asked me if I would come with them and my answer is no I will stay here but I will always love you and I just ask them to be in touch with me where ever they are and that is my blessing to them.
I also would like to mention that our country doctor and drug administration is a wonderful people but they can not do so much so far. But I am not ready to give up even though the doctors are. And our group is still having the meetings to support each other so I hope if you think this letter should not go into our page then just let me know but anyway I am using the time to write and tell how things are.
Sigrun
Iceland
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Sigrún Sigurðardóttir
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